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GRAIN PRICES
(P.O.B. Lexington, does not In
clude warehouse chge.)
(Courtesy oi Morrow County
Grain Growen)
Soft white wheat
Hard red winter wheat ..
Bailey
46.50
Sanfa Coming!
Santa Claus is coming back
to Heppner Saturday afternoon
about 2 p.m. The nice ole gent
leman will have a supply of
candy canes to give away to
the kids In downtown Heppner.
This kindly gentleman must
like Morrow County as he keeps
coming back mighty regularly.
Stores to be Open
For Xmas Shoppers
A number of Heppner stores
plan to stay open irom a.m.
to 9 p.m. next week on Dec. 21
oo t tviai-o is still a very fine
selection of Christmas gifts in
stores here. For those wno simp
ly can't decide to buy, how. a
bout a gift certificate?
Ctavlna nnpn the three nights
next week are Gardner's Men's
Wear, Western Auto, Pettyjohn's
Farm & Builders Supply, Elma's
Apparel & Flower nop, iviui
ray's Drugs, Case Furniture, Pe
terson's Jewelers, Gonty's Mi
Ladies Apparel and Lott's Elec
(There might be several more
we've missed. Some merchants
tell us they may be unable to
remain open because or a snori
age of personnel.)
Caroling
During these snopping even
ings, strolling carolers will add
to the occasion. Caroling Dec. 21
will be the Empire Builders. On
Dec. 22 carolers will be the Teen
Choir of the Assembly of God
Church. Dec. 23, carolers will be
the Rainbow Girls.
Final Arbuckle Ski
Inspection Asked
Following an August inspec
tion of the Arbuckle Ski run by
the Forest Service, they request
ed rules be fulfilled before
the special use permit could be
issued by the Forest Service.
Several weekend work parties
were held to bring the run up
to meet the requirements.
On Friday a no-host break
fast was held at the Wagon
Wheel with members of the Ski
Corp., and Forest Service. Those
attending were Herman Winter,
Ed Dick, Marvin Chitty, Dick
McElligott, Don Peterson, Bon
nie Culp and Donna Bergstrom.
Progress made at the run was
reported and the skiers asked
the Forest Service to make a
final inspection. The Forest Ser
lYiannpri to make their in
spection Monday or Tuesday of
this week.
a a cnfptv nrecaution. the
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Forest Service has also asked
the Corporation to have a qual
ified licensed engineer make an
inspection of the run. Adequate
insurance .and ski patrols will
n1A Ka rpniiirpfl.
On Sunday a group of skiers
had a trial run on tne course
Children's Programs Planned by Churches
. . .. j ci I nckori to loin the hay wagon
Assembly of Cod
The public is invited to the
Assembly of God Church, the
20th of December, at 7:00. At
this time the annual Christmas
program will be presented. The
teen choir will be presenting
the cantata, John Peterson's
"The Night the Angels Sang."
The choir will be singing be
hind a large Christmas wreath
decorated with Christmas tree
lights. The program also in
cludes the children presenting
the message of Christmas, al
ways a favorite with everyone.
Free sacks of candy will be pre
sented to all the children. "To
be assured of a good seat ar
rive early, we'll be looking for
you', said Pastor Burwell.
Christmas at Valby
"Joy to the World" is the
theme for the children's Christ
mas program at Valby Lutheran
Church on Dec. 20 at 4:30 p.m.
Vocal music will accompany the
animated Nativity scene.
A potluck dessert will follow
the program.
At Hope Lutheran
Colored lighting will enhance
the age long story at the child
ren's Chirstmas program at
Hope Lutheran Church on Dec
87th Year
GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836,
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JOHN W. HOWARTH
New Engineer
For Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op
John W. Howarth, his wife,
w a a tViair hilrlren.
WftWnt ifi n vv n r n r u u u p)
Merridee 6, Susan 4, and JohnLottie Laughlin, Golden Rings;
Michael. 7 months, recently
moved here from Pueblo, Colo.
Mr. Howarth has been em
ployed by Columbia Basin Elec
tric Cooperative as ine new
cvctomK pnpineer to head the
engineering department for the
firm here.
Mr. Howarth has been in tne
engineering field for eigni
years. An Oregon native, ne at
tended grade and high school
in Portland. His education was
completed at Brigham Young
University and boumern v-oiu-
rado State College.
1 TTntM fnmint? here he was. as
sistant chief engineer for San
Isabel Electric Services.
rhP fnlumhia Basin Electric
plans extensive services for its
customers ana Mr. novmui mB
es anyone considering new de
velopments using electricity
such as electric heating, irriga
tion and any electrical problems
to contact him for help. There
is no charge for this service.
Morrow Voters
Lead Oregon
The Associated Press reported
yesterday that voter turnout for
the November general election
was 71.3 per cent, according to
Secretary of State Clay Myers.
His estimate before the election
was from 65 to 70 per cent. He
thought the national average
would be about 55 per cent.
Turnout in Oregon ranged
from a low of 66.3 in Jackson
County to a high of 80.3 in Mor
row County. Neighboring Uma
tilla County had 67.3, big
Multnomah County had 71.9.
(VA. Note: This confirms our
long-held notion that Morrow
tops Oregon in many tningsw
20 at 7 p.m.
A potluck dessert will follow.
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
PREPARE CANTATA
One of the most outstanding
Christmas Cantatas to be writ
ten in recent years. "Night of
Miracles" by John W. Peterson,
is being prepared by the com
bined choirs of the Lexington
Church of Christ and the First
Christian Church, Heppner.
Under the direction of Mrs.
Fred Hoskins, Jr., and accom
panied by Mrs. Carl Marquardt,
two performances are schedul
ed: Sunday, Dec. 20, 7:00 p.m. at
the Lexington Church of Christ;
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 7:00 p.m.
at the First Christian Church,
Heppner. "
Of this exceptional cantata
composer Peterson says, "As I
began work on the Christmas
cantata, "Night of Miracles",
the project presented a dual
challenge. It was to be an or
iginal work with a new and
wifftfrnt theme. What then-f
would that theme be? God's all
surpassing Love had been a per
fect subject for "Love Trans
cending." What could I use this
time to portray the miraculous
truth on the Incarnation In an
Thursday, December
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Heppner Grades
Make Music
At Christmas
The Heppner Elementary
School Christmas program will
be presented in two parts on
Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the
school gymnasium. The first sec
tion under the direction of Su
zanne Dagley will be vocal.
Fifth Grade Miss Glavey.
"Futuristic Christmas Tree"
and "We Need A Little Chlrst
mas". Second Grade Mrs. Anderson
and Mrs. Peck.
"The Twelve Days of Christ
mas"; Traditional old English
Carol Featuring
Creg Sweeney, the Partridge;
Unnnio Arrinpton. Turtle Doves;
Lynn Dee Devin, French Hens;
Stephen Grace, Calling Birds;
Cheri Griffith, Geese a-laying;
Tami Howard, Swans a-swim-
ming; Julie Baker, Maids a-
milking; Tony Currin, urum
mors Drummine: Gloria Ever-
hart, Pipers Piping; Ella Mae
Green, Ladies Dancing ana ira
cy Pettyjohn, Lords a-leaping.
Fourth Grade Mrs. Jones.
Play 'The Meaning of Christ
mas" .
Cast Reporter, Ricky Rea, Lit
tle Boy Scott McEwen; House
wife Cindy Anderson; Business
manMike Rasmussen; Little
Old Lady Julie Grieb.
Sixth Grade Mr. Agee.
Play "Give or Get".
Cast Mary Patti Saling;
John Ken Miller; Bill David
Allstott.
Choir "Silver Bells". Mem
bers of the choir are:
Lisa Burkenbine, Debbie Hol
land, Diane Holland, Judy Led
better. n-othv Marshall. Dianne Mar
tin, Teresa Peck, Tami Prock,
Patricia Saling, Becky Stillrnan
and Rosemary Winter.
BANDS PLAY
The second section will in
clude numbers by the Beginners
Band, 6th grade band and the
Intermediate Band directed by
Arnie Hedman.
The Beginners will play basic
melodies. The Sixth grade band
will go into the favorite Christ
mas carols and a Hoe Down. The
Intermerdiate Band will play
contemporary Christmas num
bers: The Syncopated Clock,
TTrnstv the Snowman. Warming-
up March and Santa Claus is
Coming to Town.
The Earl Ayres family had a
real thrill Tuesday morning
about 1:30 when son. Phil called
from Okinawa. He is en route to
Vietnam
original way? "Miraculous."
Perhaps that was it. The night
of our Savior's birth was mir
aculous indeed for many reas
ons. I started to list them, us
ing passages from Matthew and
Luke, and soon the thread of
an idea started to weave itself
into the story of an unforget
table night ... a night when
centuries old prophecy came
miraculously true, a night when
shepherds were awe-stricken by
a gloriously brilliant heavenly
host that told of the birth of
the Prince of Peace; a night
when God sent His only begot
ten Son to be born of a virgin
for the redemption of a world
of sinners. This last fact was
the most miraculous of all!
Here, too, then was a story of
Love, but not love as natural
man knows it This love knows
no bounds. It is limitless and
absolute, and it was first man
ifested on that wonderful night
so long ago ... a NIGHT OF
MIRACLES."
Don W. Johnson, the pastor of
these congregations invites the
public to hear this cantata and
share in this "Night of Mirac
les." The Church of Jesus Christ
17, 1970
Two Champs to New
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SAN FRANCISCO PUNT, PASS AND KICK CHAMPIONSTwo
Oregon Mouths-Dennis Stefan!, left 8. of lone, and Thomas
Criteer. 9; of Eugene - took the titles in their age classes of
the San Francisco 49ers.television area Punt. Pass and Kick
competition. The Ford dealers of America and the Nationa
Football League sponsor the program. Dennis and Thomas will
goto New OrleanVfor the National Football Conference divls
ional championships December 20.
Boy Scouts Come Back to Heppner
There was a joyous response
to the invitation to organize
Boy Scouts in Heppner on Mon
day evening with more than 100
attending the organizational
meeting at the Grade School.
Marion Green, Boy Scout com
mittee chairman, spearheaded
the meeting and the beforehand
planning assisted by Richard
B. Green, district Scout execu
tive of Pendleton who also at
tended the meeting. Otis L.
Umphreys, district organization
Extension chairman from Her
miston, was also in attendance.
' Four dens of Cub Scouts were
organized with the following as
den mothers and assistants:
Mrs. Len Ray Schwarz, Mrs.
rir.r p-Viiinn. Mrs. Omer Hus
ton, Mrs. Bob Buschke, Mrs. Rod
Britt and Mrs. Jo Simmons. Len
rf I.ntter.dav Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints will have their
special program on Dec. 20 at
10 a.m. It will be a combined
adult and children's program.
There will be a special obser
vance at 11 o'clock.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
The children and youth of the
Church of the Nazarene will pre
sent their Christmas program,
'The Reason For Christmas" be
ginning at 10:00 a.m. on Dec.
20. The program will include
recitations, exercises and sing
ing by the younger children and
a Christmas pageant depicting,
the first Christmas by the old
er group. Treats and gifts will
be distributed at the close of
the service.
FULL CHURCH PROGRAM
The Primary Christmas Pro
gram will be presented Sunday,
Dec. 20 at 5:00 p.m. at the lone
United Church of Christ.
The program will be followed
by a light supper in the social
room. Each family Is asked to
bring sandwiches and cookies.
The hot chocolates and relishes
will be furnished by the Sun
day School teachers.
After the supper, everyone is
Price 10 Cents
Number 43
Orleans
Pav Schwarz is Cub Master.
They will meet in the homes
and have monthly pacK meet
ings together.
There will be one Webelos
Den with Omer Huston as Web
elos leader.
Boy Scouts
There will be 20 Boy Scouts
in the troop with Dan McBride
as Scout Master and Tom Wil
enn as Assistant Scout Master.
They will meet upstairs in the
Elks building. Tuesday has
been set as a tentative meeting
day.
Boy Scouts will be Troop No.
661 and the Cubs will be Pack
661. ,
The Elks will be the spon
soring organization. Glen Ward
(Continued on page 8)
Asked to loin the hay wagon
carolling. Children in the fourth
grade and under are requested
to be accompanied by an adult.
Methodist Church
All the pupils of the Meth
odist Church School will have
a part in the annual Christmas
program to be presented Dec.
20 at 7 p.m.
St Patrick's Catholic Church
All the peoi of St. Patrick's
parish will hac a potluck din
ner at the parish hall on Dec.
20 at 12:30. Following dinner
the boys and girls of the Con
fraternity Classes will present
their Christmas program. Santa
Claus will bring treats at the
end of the afternoon.
All Saints Episcopal
The children of the All Saints'
Episcopal Church School will
present the Christmas story dur
ing morning worship on Dec. 20
at 10 a.m. A coffee hour will
follow in the parish hall.
Candlelight Service
There will be Candlelight
services on Christmas Eve at
both Valby Lutheran Church
and Hope Lutheran Church. Val
by services will be at 6 p.m.
and Hope at 8 p.m.
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WEATHER
For week of Dec. 915
Ill Low Prec.
42 . 28 .14
48 28 .09
40 28 .02
39 23
32 17 tr.
42 23 .07
49 35 .02
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
4" Snow.
At Wt Thursday's meeting Of
the Port of Morrow commission,
the group decided to take a ser
innk At bulldine the first
potato storage building in me
This is from Bob Woehler's
storv In the Tri City Herald
The port had been requested
k Morrow Produce Inc.. which
packs potatoes In Boardman, for
the fresh market to provide a
storage building wnicn Morrow
Produce would lease.
The Hermiston-Boardman area
has seen the unparaneiea
ornwth of irrieated potatoes 10
oitv in tha last three years
and it was felt it would only
ho n matter of time Deiore
huilt a storace shed
The port commissioners saia
if they build a structure u
would be constructed this year
with the hopes of being able
to store next year's crop.
Morrow Produce requesiea a
v.,.iiHincr rnnnhle of sorting po
tatoes from a 130-acre irrigated
circle, or about 3,i!DU tons.
Chairman Speaks
nwpv West, chairman of the
Port Commission, said if they
built a storage warehouse they
oVw.i,ih hav one that is capable
of handling more than a single
circle.
The commissioners asked
about a building that could hold
possibly four times the request
ed 3,250-ton capacity.
There are five potato packing
sheds in the Hermiston-Boardman
area, and without a storage
chrt thev are unable to vary
their market, or take advantage
of the luxury of getting in ana
1 n mnrkpts.
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rm. MnwimfcctnnnrQ " tAlKCu
about building the storage shed
r.v, nnrf nronprtv near tne jvior-
row Produce packing shed. It
row rroauue ytu-rvins
would be financially possible,
v.n1rt Hihtph
from revenue uujiuis, v,w"
would be repaid by rental from
Morrow Produce.
Rupert Kennedy, manager of
the Port of Morrow, said the
w,iic fnnairter finance, de-
sign and how to have the build
ing constructed.
Where Morrow rroauue was
oinna nhnnt a 10.000-square
foot building, which would pre
vent freezing, the port Deiieveu
the building shouia De some
where around 4U,uuu square
feet.
Commissioner Gar Swanson
!j ua onuiri cpp nn reason why
the port shouldn't move ahead
and start planning.
it'o tha (wnlne thine and
we should be in on the ground
floor," said Oscar Peterson, com
miodor "T se the need for
a facility like this to mount,"
he said.
Potato growers believe the
next step after storage facilities
is a processing plant.
In other business, the port
deed for 5 acres
of land they sold to Morrow
Produce.
IEWA Observation
Cal Anderson, executive vice
president of the Inland empire
Waterways Association, visited
with the commissioners and ex
plained the new alms of the
IEWA.
thine the IEWA
is watching, which will be of
major interest to the ports up
ov, Anvun thp river, is the fluc
tuation of water levels in the
pools behind dams.
wi cnirl he was told by
r-,o nf TTncrineer officials they
had better be prepared for
fluctuations of up to JO xeei.
"This makes it difficult to plan
,otorai(iA facilities." West said.
Anderson said the IEWA is
trying to stress to the Corps of
Engineers that the rivers serve
more purposes than just produc
ing power and this should be
when raising and
wwcns f
AnHorann said the IEWA
would be talking about this
with top Corps officials in wai-
la Walla Jan. 20.
He said the IEWA was plac
na more emDhasis in the fu
ture on the middle river area,
which includes Morrow County.
To NFO Convention
iric Sumner. Don Peterson
orwi TV,n McEllieott are In
Louisville, Ky., this week at
tending the national NKU meei
ing.
Princess Tryouts
Set for Dec. 27
At 2:00 P.M.
r.iils who like to ride and are
at least 16 years old and Jun
iors in high school are urged
to explore the possibilities of
trying out as a Princess for the
1971 Morrow county air ana
Rodeo Court.
Princess Try outs will be held
Dec. 27 at 2 p.m. at the Fair
Grounds. Four Princesses will
be selected. They will include
a Princess from lone, Board
man. Butter Creek and the
Wranglers. Each participant
must have a sponsor. Any gin
Interested is asked to call Pat
O'Brien, Queen and Court direct
or at 676-9602.
Following the resignation of
Don Greenup on the Rodeo
board, Pat O'Brien was appoint
ed to finish out his term of of
fice. R-1 School Board
Ponders Problems
Morrow County School Board
meeting was held at the A. C.
Houghton Elementary, Dec. 10.
There were no delegations
present.
Superintendent's Report
Mr. Daniels reported that he
had been working with the ar
chitect, Mr. Glazer, to see what
could be done to solve the prob
lem of the dry wells at River
cMn minor un and overflowing.
The problem was created by the
rising water tame mai resume
from the filling of the John Day
Dam reservoir.
There are two alternative so
lutions to the problem. One
would be to enlarge the gravel
area around the dry wells, and
the other would be to connect
directly to the city's storm
drains. Cost estimates will be
obtained on these alternatives
and the board will then be ask
ed to determine which way Is
best.
Mr. Daniels reported that
T,.,in Wniia hnrl found in favor
of Morrow County in his decis
ion on the Department oi vet
erans Affairs request to have
the Boeing property placed on
the farm deferral program.
The Department has thirty
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1 aays iu me -
dccision. if Judge Wells decis-
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ion stanus, it wuuiu
luii '
thn EPhonl district would not
v,oo to renav annroximately
$S0,000 in taxes that have been
paid for 19U9 ana iu.
ivTr YVmiols also renortod that
the Oregon Board of Education
had set a new elate tor uisiucia
enhmit imrjrovement plans
for reading and career educa
tion. The due date is now may
1, 1971 instead of Decemoer x,
1970.
(Continued on page 8)
Chamber Nominees
Announced
At Monday's Chamber of
Commerce luncheon at the Wag
on Wheel, Nominations L-nair-
man Rav Bovce announced tne
1971 officer nominations. Nom
inations besides those named
will be open to the committee
until npvt Monday when the
official election will be held.
Mr Tlnvre. on behalf of the
committee, named Gene Pierce
for president; L. E. Dick, first
vice president; iercoy uaraner,
second vice president; and six
directors to be elected from the
following slate: (terms expire
Dec. 31, 1971); Ron Daniels, El
ma Harshman, Dr. Wallace
Wolff, Paul W. Jones. (Terms
exniro Dec. 31, 197Z): Larry
Mills, Harold Kerr, L. E. Dick,
Bob Abrams, Sharon Gorman,
Elaine George, Jim Bier, Harley
Sager.
Installation ceremonies will
be in early January.
I.E.D. Talk
Proeirlpnt Paul Jones introduc
ed Ken Stanhope of Pendleton,
superintendent or tne intermea
into Frlnrstion District there.
The I.E.D. is between the State
Department and the local dis
trict. Mr. Stanhope said there is
no need for the district in Mor
row County as far as organiza
tional Structure IS concerneo.
There is a contractual agree
ment with this county for a
number of services.
The I.E.D. is directed to the
needs of the children and serv
ices used by teachers and ad
ministrators and boards. Mor
fmintv uses RDecial educa
tional services and instructional
materials and media.
Ernie Ciistler who heads the
special education department
presented a video tape which
graphically portrayed an Im
portant part of this program. It
showed teachers helping stu
dents with speech and hearing
disorders and showed how a
speech therapist works.